Late August 2003 saw the emergence of this third-wave ska band. Streetlight combines many different music styles, including, jazz, reggae, punk, acoustic, and rock all to produce a style of music which has the potential to make people respect - yes, i said respect - the much-looked-down-upon genre of Ska.

Wiggy cool post third wave ska formed from ex members of Catch 22 and the defunct group One Cool Guy. Based in central New Jersey (NJ REPAZENT!),they form half of the Risc Group,a collective also containing BOTAR,who are also known as the Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution

One of the best ska bands to emerge in the past 5 years. Lead by Thomas Kalnoky and comprised of former members of Catch 22 and One Cool Guy, they have made one of the best albums and put on some of the best live shows that anyone could ever bare witness to.

Definately one of the undisputed favorites in third wave ska today. Dispite the band's supposed issues with Catch 22, Tomas Kalnoky writes most of their songs, many seeming very similar to that of Catch 22's "Keasby Nights". Everything they have released to date has seen rave reviews by critics well versed in the genre and even some that aren't. As of right now they have two albums released, a complete cover of "Keasby Nights" being one of them. "Everything Went Numb" was the first album released and wasted no time at all placing the band on the top of today's ska genre. I personally recommend anything with the name on it...

"When they come for me I'll be sitting at my desk with a gun in my hand wearing a bulletproof vest singing my my my how the time does fly when you know you're gonna die by the end of night say hey!"-Streetlight Manifesto

The best Ska band ever. Every song (Or at least 90% of them) are enjoyable, which is very hard to find in a band. It was formed by former members of Catch-22. Most members are also members of Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution.

Tomas Kalnoky is the lead singer and songwriter of the band.

To date, they have made four albums (Though I don't really recommend buying the first, which is just early versions of later released songs).

Streetlight Manifesto demo.
Keasbey Nights, which was originally written for Catch-22.
Everything Goes Numb.
Somewhere in the Between. I could see this one offending religious people.

One of the most original, virtuosic, progressive, and all-around bitchin ska bands today.

A third wave ska (ska-punk) band started in 2003 by Tomas Kalnoky and made up of members of the bands Catch 22 and One Cool Guy, Streetlight Manifesto is lauded by many as the beginning of the "4th wave of ska" due to their complex horn lines and ingenious arrangements that make them stray from the general definition of ska music. They've released 3 albums (not including their demo): Keasby Nights, Everything Goes Numb, and Somewhere in the Between. I especially recommend the latter two (and especially especially like Somewhere in the Between).
They've also just finished recording a massive colaboration project with Catch 22 and Kalnoky's side project Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution entitled "99 Songs of the Revolution." It's a 99 song album spread across 6 discs and it should be released early 2010.

Streetlight Manifesto shows off its members' ingenuity and sheer ability on their instruments in every one of their songs. The only problem I have with them is that their treble frequencies are sometimes mixed too high which causes Tomas Kalnoky's vocals and Chris Thatchers's drums to sound tinny and overbearing.